The States and Union Territories with literacy rates below the national average are Jammu and Kashmir in the North; Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the west; Andhra Pradesh in the south; Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh in central India; Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa in the east; and Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya in the North-Eastern parts of the country.
Los Estados y Territorios con tasas de alfabetización por debajo de la media nacional son Jammu y Cachemira en el norte, Rajasthan y Dadra y Nagar Haveli en el oeste, Andhra Pradesh en el sur, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh y Uttar Pradesh en la India central, Bihar, Jharkhand y Orissa en el este y Arunachal Pradesh, Assam y Meghalaya en el nordeste del país.